ML20205M200

Forwards Summary of 881013 Meeting W/Util Re Status of Plant Operating Procedures for Unit 2.List of Attendees Encl

ML20205M200
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	10/25/1988
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8811020381
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OLT 25 W Dockets: 50-498 50-499 Houston Lighting & Power Company .

J. H. Goldberg, Group Vice ATTN:

President, Nuclear P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 Gentlemen:

This refers to the meeting conducted at NRC Region IV's request at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STP) on October 13, 1988 This meeting related to activities authorized by NRC! Construction Permit No. CPPR-129 for STP, Unit 2.

The subjects discussed and attendees at this meeting are described in the '

enclosed Meeting Sumary.

It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial and.has provided for a better understanding of STP, Unit 2, procedure development. In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them.

Sincerely,igned Original S By:

L. J. CALLAN L. J. Callan, Director i Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

Meeting Sumary .

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ENCLOSURE HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY OCTOBER 13, 1988 MEETING

SUMMARY

Licensee: Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) rencility: South Texas Project (STP), Unit 2 License: CPPR-129 Docket: 50-499

SUBJECT:

STATUS OF PLANT OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNIT 2 On October 13, 1988, representatives of HL&P met with P.egion IV personnel at STP to discuss the status of plant operating procedures for STP, Unit 2. The attendance list is attached as Appendix A to this summary. The meeting was held at the request of Region IV.

The NRC discussed its concern regarding the preparation of STP, Unit 2, plant operating procedures in time for an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) tentatively scheduled for October 31, 1988. HL&P, using the material attached as Appendix 8 to this surrmary, reviewed the status of procedure development for STP, Unit 2. HL&P indicated that STP, Unit 2, General and Emergency Operating Procedures would be approved before the scheduled beginning date for the ORI.

Attachments:

1. Attendance List

2. HL&P Material Presented at the Meeting i

I ATTENDANCE LIST Attendance at the Houston Lighting & Power Company /NRC meeting on.0ctober 13, 1988, at the. South Texas Project Electric Generating Station was as follows:

Houston Lighting & Power Company G. Vaughn, Vice President, Nuclear Plant Operations W. Kinsey, Plant Manager M. Wisenburg, Plant Superintendent, Unit 1 G. Parkey, Plant Superintendent, Ur.it 2 M. Mc9urnett, Licensing Manager J. Lotsch, Plant Operations Manager:

R. Ferguson, Licensing Engineer C. Wells, Plant Jperations NRC, Region IV L. Callan, Dinictor, Divt:f:r. Of Reacter Projects E. Holler, Chief, Proj :t Section D J. Bess Senior Resident Insps ter R. Evans, Resident Inspector i

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PLANT OPERATIONS UNIT 2 PROCEDURE STATUS PROCEDURE NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TYPE REQUIRED APPROVED REPAINING REMARKS

1. POP 02 84 83 1 REMAINING PROCEDURE SYSTEM IN FINAL REVIEW OPERATING PROCEDURES

2. POP 03 6 3 3 REMAI!!!NG PROCEDURES GEllERAL Iti FINAL REVIEV OPERAT!!!G PROCEDURES

3. POPO4 42 40 2 REMAINING PROCEDURES OFF-NORMAL INCORPORATED INTO ODERATING ENHANCEMENT PRCCESS PROCEDURES

4. POP 05 49 12 37 COMPLETED BY 10/31/83 FMERGENCY OPERATIt!G PROCEDURES

5. POP 07 1 1 0 OPERATING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

6. POP 09 9 9 0 TUEL HANDLING PRCCEDURES

7. POP 09 33 38 0 REVISICN Ill PROGRESS AN!CfCIATOR FOR ENHANCE"EN!

RESPCNSE PROCESS PROCEDURE TOTALS 229 185 44

EMERGEdCY OPERATING PROCEDURES (EOPS) o DEVELCPMENT OF EOPS (UNIT 1) o STARTED DEVELOPMENT OF REV. 0 EOPS (2/84) o SUBMITTED PGP TO NRC FOR REVIEW (6/85) o VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF E0PS COMPLETED (5/86) o RESOLVED NRC COMMENTS ON PGP (3/87) o UNIT 1 EOPS APPROVED (5/87) o UNIT 1 LICENSED (8/87) o DEVELOPMENT OF E0PS (UNIT 2) o INTENT WAS TO GENERATE FACSIMILES OF UNIT 1 EOPS FOR UNIT 2 o TVELVE OF FORTY-NINE APPROVED WHEN NRC CONCER!i RAISED o THE CONCERN VAS PRIMARILY DIRECTED TOWARD EDITORIAL DEFICIENCIES. THE EOPS ARE TECHNICALLY ADEQUATE FOR USE IN RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY CONDITIONS BUT VILL BE IMPROVED o STPEGS INITIATED ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR UNIT 2 EOPS o THE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM STRENGTHENED REVIEW PROCESS TO INCLUDE:

o VALKDOWNS OF E0PS o INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL REVIEV o ENSURE LA3ELING AND PROCEDURAL DESCRIPTIONS ARE THE SAME o ALL F O R T Y - N I ll E U ll I T 2 EOPS o INTERIM ENHANCEMENTS To U tl I T 2 EOPS TO BE COMPLETE BY OCTOBER 31, 1988

I EMERGENCY OPERATING PROCEDURES (EOPS) )

(CON'T) 1 o LONG TERM EOF ENHANCEMENIS (UNITS 1 & 2) o OBTAINED NSSS VENDOR TO PERFORM MULTI-PHASE REVIEW OF E0PS l o P ilA S E 1, A TECHNICAL REVIEW IS COMPLETE.

COMMENTS WERE ?RIMARILY ORIENTED TOWARD PROCEDURAL ENHANCEMENTS AND H"MAN FACTORS COMMENTS OF A TECHNICAL NATURE WILL BE EVALUATED. SAFETY S!GNIFICANT ITEMS IDENTIFIED WILL BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIAIELY.

o PHASE II CONSISTS OF A COMPAR! SON OF STP DESIGN WITH THE REF2RENCE PLANT USED IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRG'S. .

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o PHASE III IS A COM?!LATION OF AND DOCUMENTATION FOR JUSTIFICATION FOR DEVIATION FROM ERG GUIDELINES. PHASE II

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o LONGER TERM ENHANCIMENTS TO START NOVEM3ER 1, 1935 AND INCLUDE:

o WALXDOWN OF UN!? 1 EO?S o INCORPORATE CONCERNS FROM WESTINGHOUSE REVIEW, NRC AUD!T OF EOPS, WALKDOWN COMMENTS, AND ERG REV 1A CHANGES Tv UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 EOPS o COMPLETE THI L O N G E ?. IERM ENHANCEMENT FOR UNIT I & 2 EOPS BY A L* G " S T 31, 1939 i

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o UNIT 2 0 F a' NORMAL PROCEDURES WERE APPROVED AS FACSIMILES OF UNIT 1 PROCEDURES o INHOUSE AND NRC CONCERNS LED STPEGS TO START AN ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IN SEPTEMBER, 1988 FOR UNIT 1 AND 2 0FF NORMAL PROCEDURES o THE CURRENTLY APPROVED OFF NORMAL PROCEDURES INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR RESPONSE TO OFF NORMAL CONDITIONS.

o STATUS o 40 0F 42 COMPLETED AND APPROVED. THE REMAINING 2 ARE IN THE ENHANCEMENT PROCESS o ENdANCEMENT PROGRAM o ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PROCESS USED FOR ENHANCING THE EOPS AND INCLUDES:

o WALKDOWNS o COMPARISON OF PROCEDURAL DESCRIPTION WITH LABELS IN THE FIELD o INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL REVIEW o ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM' COMPLETION DATE FOR UNITS 1 AND 2 0FF NORMAL PROCEDURES IS DECEMBER 31, 1988

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ANNUNCIATOR RESPONSE PROCEDURES (ARPS) o UNIT 2 ARPS ARE COMPLETED AND APPROVED.

PROCEDURES ARE GENERALLY FACSIMILES OF UNIT 1 ARPS VITH UNIT 2 SETPOINT CHANGES WHERE APPLICABLE.

o INPUT FROM OPERATIONS PERSONNEL LED TO AN ENHANCEMENT TROGRAM FOR UNITS 1 & 2 ARPS EARLY IN 1988. (~ MAY) o THE ARPS ARE TECHNICALLY ADEQUATE SUT ARE BEING IMPROVED.

o STATUS o UNIT 1 & 2 ARPS WILL BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 31, 1989 i

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l SYSTEM OPE ING PROCEDURES (SOPS) o UNIT 2 SOPS ARE ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE. l ALL. SOP'S ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY l NOVEMBER, 1, 1988 I o FCR'S TO UNIT 1 SOP'S WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO UNIT 2 SOPS BY NOVEMBER 1, 1988. FUTURE FCRS VILL BE INCORPORATED SIMULTANEOUSLY INTO UNITS 1 & 2 AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 1988 I

o UNIT 1 SOPS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE TECHNICALLY SOUND FOR USE IN OPERATING PLANT SYSTEMS i d R O U G b' FREOUENT USE AND OPERATOR INPUT 1

o AS PART OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO ENHANCE PROCEDURES, THE SOP'S FOR UNITS 1 & 2 ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE REVIEVED FOR FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS BEGINNING NEXT YEAR WITH COMPLETION FORECAS" FOR LATE 1990.

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, GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES (GOPS) r o THE UNIT 1 GOPS ARE FREQUENTLY USED.

OPERATOR INPUT HAS BEEN HELPFUL IN HAKING THES

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S TO BE TECHNICALLY ACCURATE AND USEFUL TO THE OPERATOR o UNIT 2 GOPS ARE BEING DEVELOPED AS FACSIMILES OF UNIT 1 GOPS AND VILL BE COMPLETE B7 NOVEMBER 1, 1988 o ENHANCEMENTS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT PRESENTED EARLIER TO INCLUDE:

o WALKDOWNS o INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL REVIEW o COMPARISON OF P R O C E D R A L DESCRIPTION TO LA3ELING IN FIELD o ETC.

}. AS PART OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORT TO ENHANCE PROCEDURES THE GOP'S ON UNITS 1 & 2 ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE REVIEWED FOR FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS THE LATTER PART OF THIS

! YEAR AND EARLY NEXT YEAR.

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